Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 444,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 448,000. The 4-week moving average was 450,500, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 May 2010 – The United Nations is helping Afghanistan rush in emergency food and non-food aid for thousands of people hit by floods earlier this month, particularly in the three worst-affected western provinces. Within hours of the floods striking the provinces of Herat, Ghor and Badghis, where at[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010.  A Spanish prosecutor has asked a judge there to authorize the arrest of 13 CIA agents for their alleged role in the Bush administration’s “extraordinary rendition” program. The agents are accused of participating in the rendition of Khaled El-Masri, a German citizen who was kidnapped in[Read More…]

Aboard Air Force One, En Route Buffalo, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010 – 12:22 P.M. EDT MR. BURTON:  Welcome aboard, flight to Buffalo.  In his remarks, the President will talk about the economic crisis and some of the steps that he and the administration have taken to get us out of it. [Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. President Obama spoke with President Medvedev earlier today by phone.  President Obama informed President Medvedev that he was sending the New START Treaty to the United States Senate for its consideration later in the day.  The Presidents stressed the importance of completing the ratification process in[Read More…]